The organization, Reporters Without Borders, evaluates and monitors press freedom across all the countries of the world. Let us use what this organization has discovered to better understand the Islamic attitude toward Free Speech & a Free Press:

 In the map found below, the countries seen in black are the countries in which censorship is notably prevalent and there is an absence of a free press.  The nations colored red are just a little less restrictive, but speech and the press are still highly controlled.    From:  https://rsf.org/en/ranking

The countries in the top third in hostility toward a free media and press are colored in black and (a bit less repressive) in red.  ​Comprising a maoritity of all Muslims worldwide are the Muslim-majority nations in this top third.  We are struck right away by the preponderance of nations colored black in the Middle East region.  Nations like Saudi Arabia, Libya, Iran Syria, Yemen, and Sudan have severe censorship and restrictions on press freedom.  Nearby countries, likewise having Muslim-majority populations, countries such as Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Somalia are the same way.
Highly populous Indonesia is the most prominent of the Muslim-majority countries with the red color, roughly among the 17% or so of countries in the second tier of censorship.  Nigeria, Pakistan is red too, as is Bangladesh.  Islamic countries with that red color but a bit less population include Egypt, Algeria, Iraq, Turkey, Kazakhstan, and Oman.
The Musiim-majority countries colored orange or yellow (and therefore having a freer media & press) are notably fewer, and tend to be small-population countries.  Countries such as Mauritania, Ethiopia, Guinea, and Niger are on this list.